Estadio, on bustling 14th street in Logan Circle, has one of the hottest Spanish menus in DC -- featuring delicious tapas and cocktails. Executive Chef Rufino Bautista, shares one of the award-winning ...

Instructions: Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add the salt, copper penny, bay leaf and peppercorns. Grab the octopus by the head and dunk the tentacles to just below the head three ...

Salt the water aggressively as for pasta. Bring to a rolling boil with the onion, the bay leaf, and the peppercorns. Once boiling, hold the octopus by the head and dip the legs in the boiling water ...

This method requires some advance planning, but the results are tender, a little salty, with a combination of Mediterranean flavors from the garlic, herbs and lemon. Instructions: Remove octopus from ...

You’ve heard of the Cali-Baja fish taco, but how about the decadent pulpo, or octopus, taco with melty cheese? It’s the house specialty at Mariscos El Ángel in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and we ...

Rinse the octopus in cold water. Bring a large pot of vegetable stock to boil. Cook octopus for 60 to 75 min or until tender. Strain octopus and place in refrigerator to cool. Preheat oven to 350 ...

Wash and clean the octopus well, removing all the dirt and ink from it. Place the octopus in a pressure cooker and pour in the water. Cook for about 25 minutes or until the octopus is soft. Remove ...

To prepare the potato cream, first boil the potatoes: place them in a pot with cold water, bring to a boil, and cook for about 30 minutes depending on their size (1). Once cooked, peel them and ...

Chef Tip: Most seafood counters will sell the octopus pre-cooked, which is a much easier option. The chef cooks it a few days ahead of time and uses it in a variety of recipes throughout the week.

Coins of sliced tender octopus and fingerling potatoes are simply dressed with olive oil, parsley and lemon. Food editor Leslie Brenner tasted this salad at Bartolotta, an Italian restaurant at the ...

To prepare the spaghetti with octopus puttanesca, first rinse the octopus under running water (1). Bring a pot of water to a boil and dip the octopus tentacles twice so that they curl up (2), then ...

The secret to cooking octopus is that there is no secret: no cork, no massage, no ride in the laundry machine to tenderize it. Cook it well, slice it thin, win friends. 1. Defrost the octopus if it s ...